. >> right now in the united states about 16,000 people are waiting for liver transplants, and our state, almost 500 people are waiting. nearly 300 people are waiting that are patients of ours. >> reporter: gene and his family want everybody to consider organ donation and thank the baltimore city police department for always being by their side. >>> orioles fans, you're in for a long night. tonight's game against the oakland a's starts at 10:00. many people will be willing to stay up after the impressive win yesterday that guarantees the o's a winning season this year! for a few hours yesterday, the orioles solely held the spot as the number one team in the american league. last night the yankees also won putting them back at a tie. and we want to see your oh- maizing orioles pride. send us your pictures to pics at wmar.com. we ask that you put the word orioles in the subject line. we're going to add the pictures to our growing photo gallery at abc 2 news.com. >>> the orioles are zoom nateing, but -- dominating, but this is purple friday. this comes after the ravens crushed the bengals o